More right-wing selective amplification: Fox, White House talking about Loretta Lynch
The secret to right-wing control of American public debate is selective amplification. This is where they choose a small point that by all rights should get little attention. Then, they use coordinated talking points across several media sources, and across several days, to repeat this small point over and over again until the mainstream media picks it up.
The current example is Loretta Lynch.
The real issues today are how the president:
- Obstructed justice by asking Comey for a loyalty oath and firing him
- Tampered with a witness by lying about the existence of tapes
- Openly asked a foreign power to interfere in our election
But Fox News is talking about a different, small point that should be forgotten. And they're repeating what the White House says. This is how misleading, distracting narratives get amplified.
Fox News?Verified account
@FoxNews
Huckabee: "You have a sitting Attorney General telling an FBI Director, 'Don't call this an investigation.' In other words: Lie about it."
https://__twitter.com/FoxNews/status/878723511505756164 (remove __ if you really want to read the tweet and replies).
If we don't recognize this PR technique the right uses to manipulate American public debate -- selective amplification -- we are bound to lose in 2018.
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See the technique, and thanks. Good information, good post. 
